ARLINGTON, Texas — To the lengthening list of Andy Reid’s professional troubles, way at the bottom, on the back page, in finer print, add one more. He has two young, feature running backs now, not one.

What to do, then, when both LeSean McCoy and rookie Bryce Brown are healthy?

“It’s a good problem,” Reid said Sunday, “to have.”

So it was after the Eagles’ 38-33 loss to the Dallas Cowboys that even their happier developments can loom as brain-teasers. Yet for the second consecutive game in place of the concussed McCoy, Brown was not just useful Sunday, but often special.

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A week after his 178-yard effort against Carolina, Brown Sunday rushed for 169 yards, including a 39-yard burst, and two touchdowns. He added four pass receptions for 14 yards. And, well, in the proper character of a skidding Eagles’ season, he also surrendered a critical fumble.

Nonetheless, as the Eagles ran their losing streak to eight, they at least had the most productive offensive player on the field. And who were they to shield their eyes from brightness?

“Listen,” Reid said, “he is a heck of a young player.”

While that was made clear, both Reid and Brown were more disturbed by one fractured late carry than of the many successful earlier efforts. Trailing, 31-27, the Eagles had arrived at their own 44 with 4:03 left. But Brown ran four four yards, was hit by Josh Brent and fumbled. Cornerback Morris Claiborne recovered at the 50 and sprinted down the left sideline for a touchdown and an 11-point lead.

“When you get tired, when you are in that fourth quarter and you’ve been grinding, you’ve got to keep focused on that,” Reid said. “He was trying to get every stinking yard he possibly could. And he was doing that. But you’ve got to over-emphasize it, exaggerate it. Until you answer it, they are going to be going for the football.”

It’s how it works. Also eventually going for the football, if in another manner, will be both McCoy and Brown.

“Listen, I think it is a positive thing,” Reid said. “I know what LeSean can do. I know what Bryce can do now.”

There was no immediate indication Sunday night that McCoy was any closer to rejoining the Eagles for their next game, Sunday in Tampa. As for Brown, he sounded aware that whenever that happens, the depth chart would be clear: McCoy No. 1, tre rookie on deck.

“I’ll just try to play the game that the coaches want me to play,” Brown said. “I am not thinking about that. I am used as a back-up now. That’s what I am here to do. That’s what my job is. That’s what I get paid to do. And I am excited for LeSean to come back.

“The more good players you have on your team, the more chances you have for winning.”

High among the reasons the Eagles have not won since Week 4 is turnovers. Brown was the first to stand in front of his locker Sunday to recognize his contribution to that crisis.

“In the game of football, you have to hold it high and tight,” he said. “That’s what we said all week. Whoever hit it, credit to him. He did a good job of putting his fist to the ball and knocking it out. It was a big play for them.”

“There is no excuses,” he said. “I’m not going to say ‘fatigue’ or anything. Even if it is fatigue, you’ve got to suck it up. You are in there. And if it is a crucial moment, you’ve got to hold onto the ball.”

For that, Brown left Dallas with conflicting emotions.

“Obviously, I am upset,” he said. “But I am not going to hold my head down. I have a great group of guys around me. I will just get back to the playbook and back to the basics and keep working.”